The way they did representation was one of the few things I really liked about Discovery. And that they gave us that Pike, and a Spock that turned out a lot better than I thought. Still, felt like every season got worse, plot wise.

The specialty roasters around here post about coffee pretty much exclusively. Happy this forced corporate funny/meme culture hasn't spread to them.

handwritten cheques—​an archaic system for transferring money that I want to underscore I believe is nevertheless perfectly ordinary and fine—​and will no doubt be with us until money itself is somehow abolished.

Well, in the US. As a consumer in Europe (at least the countries I've lived in), getting a cheque book from your bank is in most cases impossible, and I'd say that's probably for the better.

Still, fun article.

I mean, we all knew it was quite easy, but I still think that it's journalistically valuable to go through with it to see, and show how easy it actually is.

Android now allows you to set how many minutes need to be between two notifications of one App. Helps with such problems.

I also tend to just leave it on vibrate. That way I get notified, but my media keeps playing.

Because telling them "I'm not allowed to answer that question." isn't going to make them look it up themselves anyway. I mean, you could lie to them, but I can't imagine that being a popular policy.

Even if the sentiment behind this wasn't so horrid, this'd still be stupid.

An insane Bavarian retired geology professor, turned conspiracy theorist, who was trying to bring his dead wife back, and win back the approval of his estranged daughter. Died one session in after being bitten by an insane cultist.

Yes, I did a Bavarian dialect the whole time. No, I'm not good at it. Yes, there where real Bavarians at the table (well, one of them was Franconian, but same difference (don't tell her I said that)).

I've heard this sentiment expressed unironically so many times that it gives me pause for a moment even when used as a joke.

Had some student jobs where I had lots of downtime, but was forbidden from doing anything other than sit there, under threat of being fired.

Everyone found ways to be on their phone, sneak in an ear bud, or read something, but I was out of the door as soon as I had found something else.

They've been doing less since the lead singer, Freddy, became a member of Parliament, but they've got some bangers. I used to listen to Supreme Pain for the Tyrant on repeat.

Holy shit, I read that back and I sound like an old man. What happened - I'm not even thirty.

Anyway, the stage/mp juxtaposition pics tend to be fun.

OwnCloud has been acquired by KiteWorks a few months ago. Doesn't have to mean anything, but makes me feel cautious about it's future.

Hallo und hereinspaziert, junger Mensch.